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1386 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II . CHS. 499,500. JUNE 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 499.] lune 13, 19M. AN ACT -..~[S:.o-'~2898~.)-;;;;;...-- Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, [Private, No. 233 .) consider, and render judgment on certain claims of George A. Carden and Anderson T. Herd against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre3entatives of the anTarmstroBot (talk)l3ers!~T~::~r~~ United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction Claims of, referred to is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States, Court of Claims. ••• • " h notwIthstandmg lapse of tIme or any statute of hmItatIOns, or ot er limitations upon the jurisdiction of such court, to hear, consider, and render judgment upon any claims, legal or equitable, of George A. Carden and Anderson T. Herd, or their legal representatives, against the United States, involving the steamships Erny, Lucia, Anna, Teresa, Clara, Ida, Dora, HImalaia, Franconia, and Cam- frfo=ca for sums pania: Provided, That in determining the amount of any judgment paid. on any such claim, allowance shall be made for any amount hereto- . fore awarded the claimants on account of such claim: Provided fur- be~~:in:g~ts may ther, That separate suits may be maintained (by or on behalf of the . claimants or their legal representatives) with respect to any of such Entry of, within one claims but no suit shall be brought after the expiration of one year. , year from the date of the enactment of this Act: A rut provided fur- ther, That the record of the proceedings before the War Department tle~d:: ~i~~ heretofore had with respect to certain of such ships and the evidence duced. there taken may be introduced, together with the exhibits therein offered, before the Court of Claims, with the full force of depositions, subject to objections as to competency and relevancy: Provided of~l:J~jTarmstroBot (talk) 19:12, 8 July 2014 (UTC);~ further, That if the Court of Claims shall upon the eVIdence reach tionofships. the conclusion that the contract of sale included any right to the operation of the ships and that such right was not satisfied by the subsequent payment by the Secretary of War as an accord and satis- faction then the recovery shall be limited to the duration of the World War. lune 13, 19M. (S.I994.) (Private, No. 234 .) Approved, June 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 500.] AN ACT For the relief of Estelle Johnson. IIh Be it enacted by the Senate and H O'USe of Representatives of the t~e:~~io~~i car- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary tiftcate of indebtedness of the Treasury be and he ~:s hereby authorized and directed to in favor of. .' , redeem m favor of Estelle Johnson, 3%, per centum United States PrOllUOI. Condition. Indemnity bond. Treasury certificate of indebtedness, series A-1933, numbered 1798 in the denomination of $500, issued February 1, 1932, matured Feb- ruary 1, 1933, without interest and without presentation of said certificate which is alleged to have been lost or destroyed: Provided, That the said certificate of indebtedness shall not have been previ- ously presented and paid: And provided further, That the said Estelle .J ohnson shall first file in the Treasury Department a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of the principal of said certificate of indebtedness in such form and with such corporate surety as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any loss on account of the certificate of indebtedness hereinbefore described. Approved, June 13, 1934.